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矯枉過正

giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3

jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4

overcorrect; overdo
[lit] exceed the proper limits in righting a wrong

Level: 4

矯枉過正 / 矫枉过正

矯 giu2 kiu2 jiao1 jiao4 jiao3 - [1] [v] correct; rectify; straighten [2] [v] f
枉 wong2 kuang2 wang3 - to waste; to useless; in vain; bent; crooked
過 gwo3 guo4 guo5 - pass through; across
正 zing3 zing1 zeng3 zheng4 zheng3 {zheng1} - right, correct; just

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做事出錯要改正﹐但要避免矯枉過正。 edit
We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.

This word was added by C Chiu on 1st Jun 2008

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